A Mash-Up of VINTAGE, MODERN, and CHIC design ideas with a major splash of DIY.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

let there be light (from matching lamps)

Quick update on some thrift store finds turned fabulous new lamps for my living room. My living room is extremely symmetrical, see below:

On top of that I don't have any lighting except some lighting that shines from the ceiling onto the mantle. I've been looking for some matching floor lamps to bring some light and style to the space, was looking for something like this:

But at $150 a pop, that would be $300 for lamps (see my mad math skills?). Needless to say, I didn't want to shell out that kind of cheese for two lamps, ain't my style. I have looked at Target and found some similar options, but even at Target it was going to cost a minimum of $50 each for these, so $100 total (again, math skills are sick!).

But then I came across these at a Thrift store for $10 each, shades for $2.50 each. It appeared said thrift store had a boatload of stuff from a hotel that must have liquidated old furniture and lamps. I pushed aside the grossness of buying things from a hotel. I mean what can people do to lamps? Nevermind, don't want to think about it.

As I referenced in THIS POST, I'm kind of totally super obsessed with painting things gold. So, a $5 can of gold spray paint later, and I had two awesome floor lamps with nice sized drum shades for only $30 TOTAL! (that's $15 x 2) Dontcha just love 'em?

IN PROCESS: (sneak peak of another project - black chair)

Here they are in my living room: (excuse crappy cell phone photos)

I'm loving them and super-pleased with the great deal I got on them. What do you think?

LOL @(excuse crappy cell phone photos). I have to use my cell phone for pictures, too, since a bird tried to kill me for taking it's picture and caused me to drop my camera. :-) The lamps look great!

I found some buffet lamps at Dollar General once marked down to $2.80 each. I bought two. Then it drove me crazy that there were still two left at that incredibly cheap price, so I went back and bought those, too! Spray painted them white for a bedroom. :-) I LOVE bargains!

Help! Second hand leather couches that really smell bad. Great price, bad buy. Didn't notice til in the house. Used vinegar water 3 times. Baking soda like snow. To big to take apart and put back outside in the sun. Vinegar and almond oil mixture used also. This might be an older post and maybe not the blog to post it....But I'm searching every where for help. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Help! Second hand leather couches that really smell bad. Great price, bad buy. Didn't notice til in the house. Used vinegar water 3 times. Baking soda like snow. To big to take apart and put back outside in the sun. Vinegar and almond oil mixture used also. This might be an older post and maybe not the blog to post it....But I'm searching every where for help. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mash-Up!

My style which I call Mash-Up Chic is a mix of MODERN, VINTAGE and CHIC design. I believe that if you fill your home with items you really love, no matter what the style of each, it just all goes together. And, a house full of items picked or made with love is a warm home that welcomes your guests. Hope you enjoy Mash-Up Chic's blog as I talk about lots of DIY projects, up-cycling old items, trends in decorating, talk about my shopping (junking) trips, and also my crazy and fast-moving life. If you'd like to contact me, you can email me at triciafike@msn.com.

About Me

I am a full-time working professional, mom to three kids and one husband. I'm very involved in my kids' school and church, and in all my spare time I love design, decorating, DIY and all that goes with it. I'm a yard sale and thrift shop queen and would prefer to turn a one-of-a-kind curb-picked dresser into a show piece than buy something ready-made any day. Curb-picked, yard sale, thrift store - yeah you get the picture, I'm CHEAP and love to execute great design on a dime. Some of my ideas work, some don't, but I'll show 'em all! It's amazing what some paint and creativity can do. PS - I never met a can of spray paint I didn't like. I live in my hometown of Louisville, KY surrounded by an amazing slew of family and friends.